Join us After Hours every third Thursday for a new kind of night out, September through June…
After Hours is live music, art, conversation, cocktails and more in an inviting atmosphere. Linger around the courtyard bar and listen to live music or sample the tasty menu in the Gardner Café. Experience something different each month – from impromptu gallery talks to cutting-edge contemporary performance – and spend time in the galleries exploring what the Gardner is all about. Members and Isabellas get in free!
Art, music and atmosphere: what will you discover After Hours?
COMING UP:
October 16, 2008 – Living Music
Isabella Gardner wasn’t just into art, she loved music too and even hosted quite a few concerts by contemporary musicians back in the day! Explore the museum’s many musical connections tonight.
Courtyard Sounds: Relax alongside the court with live classical music from up and coming musicians from New England Conservator (5:30 to 8:30 PM)
Gallery Travels: Isabella Gardner had a long legacy of music, presenting concerts galore in her museum and galleries. Tour some of the collection’s musical highlights with this self-guided tour.
Viewfinder: Visit the Yellow Room, one of the most ‘musical’ galleries in the museum, to hear more about Isabella Gardner’s musical legacy. And listen in on ongoing discussions about John S. Sargent’s famous portrait of Isabella Gardner (5:30 to 8:30PM)
Sketching in the Galleries: Create your own masterpieces with drawing in the cloisters and galleries (6 to 9PM)
Artful Flavors: Indulge in the culinary arts, signature cocktails including the all-new Madame Gautreau, and more at the courtside bar and Gardner Café.
After Hours PLUS
October 16, 2008, 7:00pm - Composer Portraits: Music of Philippe Hurel with International Contemporary Ensemble Philippe Hurel (b. 1955) combines instrumental colors of uncanny beauty with the propulsive energy of jazz. Called “a powerhouse of new-music programming” by The New Yorker, the International Contemporary Ensemble honors this next generation Spectralist.
Program highlights include Loops III (2002-2003), …ŕ mesure (1997), Tombeau in memoriam Gerald Grisley (1999), Figure Libres (2000-2001).
Performers:
International Contemporary Ensemble
Tickets
After Hours Tickets
Members: free | Adults: $12 | College Students: $5
After Hours Plus Tickets (Includes admission to After Hours)
Adults: $23 | Members: $15 | College Students: $10
Buy Now
Box Office: 617 278 5156
Tickets also on sale at the door, subject to availability.
Artful Flavors @ After Hours
Artful culinary offerings are also being served up After Hours! Indulge in all-new specialty cocktails and snacks at The Courtside Bar adjoining the interior garden, or sit down for dinner and drinks at the award-winning The Gardner Café featuring a full menu of sweet and savory dishes to fulfill your culinary, as much as your cultural, appetites!
The Courtside Bar
Indulge in “Courtside Cocktails” and all-new “Courtside Bites” offerings at a Courtside Bar adjacent to the interior garden, open 5:30 to 9:15 pm. “Courtside Cocktails” include “THE MADAME GAUTREAU” (an all-new specialty cocktail inspired by one of Isabella Gardner’s favorite paintings), along with wine, beer, and non-alcoholic alternatives. And a changing array of “Courtside Bites” (available for just $1) will adequately sustain you to explore the galleries and art activities that await.
The Courtside Bar accepts cash and all major credit cards.
“COURTSIDE COCKTAILS” THE MADAME GAUTREAU $8.00
THE MADAME GAUTREAU (non-alcoholic version) $4.00
After Hours signature cocktail
A refreshing and harmonious specialty cocktail – sparkling wine, a blend of grapefruit and pineapple juice, and a splash of grenadine – the perfect toast for a summer evening!
The Madame Gautreau cocktail is named for John Singer Sargent’s painting, Madame Gautreau Drinking a Toast (1882-83) – one of Isabella Gardner’s favorites – depicting the ravishing beauty, charm and vitality of Paris socialite Virginie Avegno (“Madame X”). Indulge in this all-new specialty cocktail alongside the court; and then go pay Madame Gautreau herself a visit in the nearby Blue Room gallery!
Wine
$8.00
Beer | Stella Artois
$6.00
Sparkling and still water
$2.00
Variety of juices
$2.00
“COURTSIDE BITES”
New this year, creative snacks will also be offered up at the Courtside Bar for $1. “Courtside Bites” offerings will vary each month, and range from a Japanese rice cracker mix to spiced nuts and dried fruit and served up in an artful paper box.
Courtside Bites $1.00 Offerings differ each month.
The Gardner Café
The Gardner Café is also open during After Hours, serving up sweet and savory dishes, cocktails and other culinary offerings from 5:30 to 9 pm. Tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations are available for museum members only by calling 617 566 1088.
– A refreshing and harmonious specialty cocktail, the perfect toast for a summer evening!
The Madame Gautreau cocktail is named for John Singer Sargent’s painting, Madame Gautreau Drinking a Toast (1882-83) – one of Isabella Gardner’s favorites – depicting the ravishing beauty, charm and vitality of Paris socialite Virginie Avegno (“Madame X”). Enjoy this all-new specialty cocktail; then go pay Madame Gautreau herself a visit in the nearby first-floor Blue Room gallery.
Wine
St. Michael-Eppan - pinot grigio
$8.00/$32.00
Santa Ema - sauvignon blanc
$7.50/$30.00
Domaine Talmard - chardonnay
$8.00/$32.00
Domaine Celestin Blondeau - sancerre
$32.00/half bottle
Alex Gambal - Bourgogne (chardonnay)
$65.00/bottle
Finca Antigua - merlot
$7.50/$30.00
Bodega Norton - cabernet sauvignon
$8.00/$32.00
Viticcio - chianti
$8.00/$32.00
Chateau Lyonnat - lussac – saint emilion
$21.00/half bottle
Alex Gambal - bourgogne (pinot noir)
$50.00/bottle
Beer
Amstel Light (Holland)
$4.25
Harpoon I.P.A (Boston)
$4.25
Stella Artois (Belgium)
$4.25
Soda, Juice, and Water
Pellegrino Sparkling Water/Panna Mineral Water
$4.00
Coca Cola/Diet Coke
$2.50
Ginger Ale/Rootbeer
$2.50
Lemonade
$2.50
Orange Juice/Cranberry Juice
$2.75
Premium Loose-Leaf Tea and Coffee
Iced Black Tea/Iced Seven Herb Pomegranate Tea
$3.00
Coffee/Decaffeinated Coffee
$2.50
HOT TEA
$3.50
English Breakfast ~ breakfast style black tea Blue Flower Earl Grey ~ black tea flavored with bergamot oil and blue cornflower petals Jasmine ~ China green tea infused with Jasmine flowers Moroccan Mint ~ green tea with a balanced addition of organic peppermint Ginger Lemon ~ cut ginger root, linden flower, and lemon grass Rooibos ~ Red Bush herbal tea from South Africa blended with orange and vanilla
The Gardner Cafe accepts cash and all major credit cards.
Reminders &
Special Offers
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Text "Gardner" to 22122 from your cell phone for special discounts and offers
“Before & After” Year Two
Recent Headlines:
* Gardner After Hours Returns for Year Two!
“Before & After” Year One
Year One Headlines:
* Garden of Earthly Delights
* More on Mahanthappa
* Mrs. Gardner Abroad
* More on Magnus
FREE for Members!
After Hours Membership Offer - Join the Gardner Museum today to enjoy free admission to all ten After Hours events – plus unlimited museum access, invitations to members-only exhibition previews and events, discounts on tickets for concerts and at the Museum Shop, and more! Contact the membership office today and mention After Hours to receive a special $10 off all new memberships. Or join at an After Hours event and receive $10 off your new membership, plus a free poster by artist Danijel Zezelj as a welcome gift from us. Then visit us again and again for free – After Hours or anytime!
